In orbitDebris

DMSP 5D-2 F11 DEB

NORAD: 28317
COSPAR: 1991-082AE

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Spacecraft

Owner: US Air Force Space and Missile Center

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S28317, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1991-11-28
Rocket: Atlas E
Flight: USA 73 (DMSP F11)
Mission name: DMSP Block 5D-2 S-12
Launch site: Soviet Armed Forces, SLC3W
Launched by: US Air Force Space Command
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1991-082

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1991-082, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1991-11-28
Period: 101.4 min
Inclination: 98.85°
Apogee: 908 km
Perigee: 739 km
Radar cross-section: 0.014 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Parent object: DMSP 5D-2 F11 (USA 73) (NORAD 21798)

The object this one was attached to at launch, or broke off from, as GCAT records it.

Everything from this launch

Debris88 in total, 34 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit